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Soil surveying technician

Other names

mineral technician, geological technician, soil technician, land survey technician, field survey technician, surveyor, mineral technologist, field surveyor, survey technician, geological technologist

Agriculture and environment science

They study soil with special tools and computer programs to find out what type it is and what it is like.

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  1. 1

    Study soil by doing technical surveying tasks.

  2. 2

    Sort soil into different types.

  3. 3

    Check other properties of the soil.

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Uganda programmes: NCHE accredited programmes and the health, vocational and teacher training bodies

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National Council for Higher Education, UHPAB, UVTAB, the TVET Council, UNMC, AHPC, UNITE and others. Gathered by The Collar360.

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Uganda labour market: UBOS (NLFS 2021, LMS 2025, UNHS, NHRS), ILOSTAT, NDP IV Human Resource Development Plan

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Uganda Bureau of Statistics; International Labour Organization (ILOSTAT); National Planning Authority. Gathered by The Collar360.

UBOS and NPA publications (public); ILOSTAT CC BY 4.0

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ISCO-08, International Standard Classification of Occupations

International classification

ISCO-08 © International Labour Organization.

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ESCO, European Skills, Competences, Qualifications and Occupations

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O*NET 31.0 Database

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Includes information from the O*NET 31.0 Database by the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (USDOL/ETA), used under the CC BY 4.0 licence. O*NET® is a trademark of USDOL/ETA.

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In other languages

français
technicien du sol/technicienne du sol
español
técnico especialista en geología y estudio de la composición y propiedades de los terrenos/técnica especialista en geología y estudio de la composición y propiedades de los terrenos
العربية
فني مسح التربة
português
Técnico de levantamento de solos/Técnica de levantamento de solos
Deutsch
Bodenprüftechniker/Bodenprüftechnikerin
italiano
tecnico pedologo

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